Plants that are in flower most months

Arctotheca calendula – Cape Daisy

Perennial, spreading ground cover with yellow flower-heads, florets striped red on the reverse side. Leaves usually in a basal rosette. Grassy places – very common and widespread. May – Oct

Chaenostoma campanulatum – Sutera

Low spreading plants with pale mauve flowers and orange tubes, borne in profusion. Leaves light green with serrated edges. Apr – Sept

Gazania krebsiana – African Daisy

Flowering stems up to 200 mm. Flower-head yellow to orange that are mostly dark at base. Leaves narrow and white-felted beneath. Mainly Sept – Jan

Grewia occidentalis – Crossberry

Shrub or small tree with mauve flowers with several yellow stamens. Ovate leaves with serrated edges. Fruits 4-lobed in shape of a cross. Common and widespread. Mainly Feb – Sept.

Osteospermum moniliferum – Bietou

Large bushes with bright yellow flowers which produce black shiny fruits. Flowers mainly Feb-May but most months there are some flowers on it. Very common.

Tetragonia decumbens – Dune Spinach

Sprawling sand-binding plant growing in large groups. Very common along our coast. Broad succulent leaves and small yellow flowers, shorter than leaves. Mainly Aug – Apr

Tetragonia fruticosa

Trailing sand-binding plant growing in large groups. Similar to Tetragonia decumbens but flowers with upright flowering stems with flowers sometimes longer than leaves. Mainly Aug – Dec

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